Happy Birthday Virgo!

Celebrate Your Birthstone: The Stunning Sapphire

DID YOU KNOW? 10 Sapphire Fun Facts

1. Sapphires don’t just come in the traditional blue we all know and love…they're found in almost every colour – except for red.
2. Sapphires symbolize truth, good fortune, sincerity and nobility.
3. Rating 9 on the Mohs scale, sapphires are the second hardest precious gemstone – making them durable and easy to care for.
4. Sapphire is used in the scratch-resistant glass of the Apple Watch®.
5. Sapphires aren’t just for Virgos: For centuries, they've been a symbol of royalty and romance. They’re also the traditional gift for 45th wedding anniversaries.
6. Blue sapphire engagement rings have dramatically risen in popularity since Prince William proposed to Kate Middleton with his mother’s famous 12 Ct oval sapphire and diamond engagement ring – talk about ‘Something Blue’!
7. The white sapphire has also become a popular alternative to the traditional diamond engagement ring due to its exceptional durability and relative affordability.
8. Sapphires are one of the six types of precious gemstones along with diamonds, opals, rubies, emeralds, and pearls.
9. The rarest colour of sapphire is the pink-orange Padparadscha sapphire.
10. The most valuable colour of sapphire is the Kashmir, or cornflower blue, sapphire .

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Three FAMOUS Sapphires:

1. Napoléon’s engagement ring for Empress Joséphine, which pairs a teardrop-shaped sapphire and diamond in a setting called “You and Me”. It sold for ~$1M at auction in 2013.
2. The Blue Belle of Asia 392.52 Ct blue sapphire found in 1926 in Ceylon. The 4th largest faceted sapphire, it sold for ~$6.9M at auction in 2014.
3. The Blue Giant of the Orient, discovered in 1907. This cushion-cut Kashmir sapphire is the largest faceted sapphire in the world at 466 Cts.